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tion that are always collected on the beach. 

 The little river St. Pierre is to be embanked on 

 both sides as far as the new college, forming 

 a canal 20 feet wide, which is to be continued 

 along the south-west and north-west sides to the 

 Quebec suburbs, with bridges over it at the 

 openings of the principal streets and other con- 

 venient places ; at the angles ornamental cir- 

 cular basins are to be formed, and a lock near 

 the mouth of the little river, by which the water 

 may be drawn off for the purpose of cleansing 

 it; this work will be so constructed as to raise 

 boats, &c. from the St. Laurence, from whence 

 they may proceed to the further extremity of 

 the canal. The buildings on each side are to 

 be retired thirty feet from the water, thereby 

 forming a street eighty feet wide, having the 

 canal in the centre. To the northward of Notre 

 Dame-^street there is to be another parallel to 

 it, sixty feet wide, called St. James Vstreet, 

 running the whole length of the city, and ter- 

 minated at the Quebec suburbs by one of the 

 same breadth, leading to the St Laurence: be- 

 tween St. James's-street and the canal, parallel 

 thereto and running in the same direction, will 

 be a street of 24 feet wide. Where the Quebec 

 gate now stands will be formed a square 174 feet 

 by 208, extending towards the suburbs. The 

 Place d'Armes is to have its dimensions enlarged 



